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fouler.

to stamp, to impress, to dent; to mill

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/fu.le/
  1. to stamp, to impress, to dent; to mill

    transitive
  2. to walk on, to tread, to trample

    transitive
  3. to oppress, to mistreat

    transitive
    fouler aux pieds
  4. to injure by knocking, bumping or dinting

    transitive
  5. to sprain

    reflexive
    Je me suis foulé la cheville en jouant au rugby
  6. to wear oneself out, to overdo it

    colloquial · pronominal
    ne pas se fouler
Where this word comes from

From Middle French fouller (“to trample, mill, fordo, mistreat”), from Old French foler (“to crush, act wickedly”), from Vulgar Latin *fullāre (“to trample, to full”), from Latin fullō (“fuller”). More at full.

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